This cartoon is basically showing the irony of the Foot Hood killings. Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, an army psychiatrist, killed 13 people during the Fort Hood Massacre. After soldiers would come back from Afghanistan with post traumatic stress disorder, they would go see Hasan for help. The problem is, Hasan really needed the help more than they did. Hasan is an Islamic Extremist who would go under ramages on Muslims being attacked by Americans. Hasan was not willing to fight against Muslims, but ended up killing his own people. Hasan was one of the only people the Americans could go to for help as a psychiatrist, but he was actually on the side of the extremists, the same people they were fighting. Those who went to Hasan for help were the ones who could tell something was up, that Hasan held extremist views.
I agree that this situation was so ironic and unexpected. I am surprised that Hasan went on for so long unnoticed, "treating" soldiers, when he really needed treatment himself.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Hilary that it was very surprising. I can’t believe that Hasan would kill his own people and he was in the military. On the news it said that Hasan might have affected other people with his views, which is really scary. I hope this never happens again.
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